Bioethics Education International (BEI) advances policy and intercultural bioethics debates from the beginning to the end of life.
Who We Are
BEI is a 501c3 tax exempt not-for-profit international organization incorporated in the State of New York, located in Manhattan.
Who will benefit from BEI’s programs and activities?
The organization benefits students, professionals and policy makers from various fields, such as healthcare, the humanities, and the law, as well as policy makers and the public at large. It aims to provide stakeholders with resources to understand and find solutions to issues in global health, health care, new medical technologies, and the life sciences.
How will BEI achieve its educational and outreach purposes?
Through an online bioethics hub, BEI is offering engaging and interactive e-learning courses, webinars, and training sessions. The hub will offer timely topics in bioethics in creative ways, incorporating an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach to confronting ethical issues in medicine, bioscience, medical technology, life sciences, and the environment. BEI provides public access to international bioethics education, facilitates collaborative learning, networking and community debates across the life course around the globe.
News and Articles
Biodeterrence in the Age of Dual-Use Technology
A 2026 National Defense University report from Dr. Giordano lays out how biodeterrence must extend beyond biological weapons to any action that produces biological harm, blurring traditional boundaries. This shift calls for coordinated responses across [...]
Between Choice and Protection in Mental Health
A recent article from The Atlantic talks about a Dutch psychiatrist who administered euthanasia to psychiatric patients including teenagers. These cases raise a difficult tension between autonomy versus vulnerability and choice versus illness. In the Netherlands, [...]
A New Era of iPS Cells in Medicine
Japan has approved the world’s first treatments made from reprogrammed human cells, capable of becoming almost any tissue. These therapies aim to restore brain cells in Parkinson’s disease and repair damaged heart muscle. What makes [...]
Dr. James Giordano and the 2025 BEI Winter School
During the 2025 Winter School, we had the honor of welcoming Dr. James Giordano as a guest speaker. He delivered a lecture on the convergence of neuroscience and artificial intelligence—an increasingly significant topic in today’s [...]